This paper assesses the impact of cross-role grouping on the social systems of participating schools. Data were gathered informally through conversations and interviews with members of cadres, cadre presentations, liaison and research evaluation personnel in specific cadres, and direct observation in some situations. The study covers three…

This book, consisting of five parts, provides a collection of source materials that will assist in implementing individualized instruction; provides examples of interrelated systems for individualizing instruction; and describes the components of individualized instructional systems, including flexible use of time, differentiated staffing, new…

Changes have occurred in the training of interns and the functioning of psychologists at Ohio State University Medical School, some of which was effected by their psychometric laboratory. The number of tests administered by interns has decreased markedly. The existence of the laboratory changed training experiences and opportunities. Psychologists…

Innovations in school staffing arrangements have outstripped theoretical knowledge, resulting in the impossibility of comparing and evaluating staffing arrangements. This model describes aspects of staff utilization according to variables universal to all school staffing procedures. Individualism, collegiality, professionalism, workflow…

The major focus of the study was the construction of an ideal role model for the paraprofessional youth worker who is a program assistant for the Extension Service and to test such a model with a limited number of youth agents and volunteers in North Carolina. Role theory provided the conceptual frame of reference. Program assistant, a new…

The first of these two reports lists and briefly describes services available from the Leadership Training Institute for School Personnel Utilization (LTI-SPU). These services include visits, teacher exchange, direct training activities, distribution of training materials, and information dissemination. The second report contains an annotated…

The traditional educational structure requires the teacher to be part bookkeeper, part clerical assistant, and part psychologist, among other roles, while his salary scale is based on length of service. Differentiated staffing offers ways of changing this pattern. The details of differentiated duties are largely a matter of local option and…

This is a collection of essays on the current situations and projected trends of teacher education. After two introductory essays, "Realignments for Teacher Education" and "Historical Perspectives on the Future," the book is divided into three sections, each devoted to symposium papers on a particular topic. The first section is on the social…

This book is a collection of six articles that deal with the concept and the practice of differentiated staffing in education. Included in the collection are articles on the concept itself; on problems, prospects, and the practical implementation of the concept; staff differentiation in a multiunit school; and polemical aspects of differentiated…

This paper describes the planning and implementation of a Staff Development Program for teachers and administrators in the 22 school systems served by MEC (Merrimack Education Center). This program, which provided in-service learning experiences for educational practitioners, is discussed following an introductory statement. Information concerning…

The program of this two-day workshop was designed to be somewhat general in nature in order to present an overview of the current LTA (Library Technical Assistant) position within the library profession. It was felt that many participants from this area had less exposure to the LTA training programs and needed a more general summary to show the…

Volume I of the evaluation of the School Personnel Utilization Program (SPU), developed by Florida State University, presents an overview of objectives and outcomes of the evaluation of SPU projects. An understanding of the scope of the project, an introduction to the functioning of the Evaluation Training Center, and a summary of the major…

Volume II of the evaluation of Florida State University's School Personnel Utilization Program (SPU) is concerned with an analysis of goals and objectives with suggested revisions. Part I reports an evaluation of the SPU goal and objectives in terms of their value as a communication link between SPU program directors and local project personnel.…

This report summarizes the detailed case study of the organization and staffing of the research libraries of Columbia University. The study examines present patterns and recommends how the resources of 35 operating libraries ought better be arranged and deployed to fulfill their important roles. As a case study, the conclusions and recommendations…

Expanding the role of the high school nurse through pediatric nurse practitioner training, the addition of a full-time health aide, and the use of clinic management holds promise as one method of improving total health care for adolescents. (MJB)